Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health)

Defense Health Agency • Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Mental Health in Tacoma, Washington. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. Duties include applying biopsychosocial evaluations to propose mental health interventions, providing evidence-based treatment (behavioral, cognitive, motivational approaches), giving feedback to primary care providers and staff on patient status and recommendations for team-based care, implementing psychoeducational classes for high-frequency diagnoses in primary care, and documenting information in the electronic health record during patient encounters.

Requirements

• US Citizens
• Must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
• Must have Basic Life Support training certification from the American Heart Association or Military Training Network within 30 days of employment.
• Must complete a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter.
• Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.
• One year of specialized experience which includes: conducting mental health assessments; providing individual and group treatment; and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Must possess a current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently, offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Apply biopsychosocial evaluations to propose mental health interventions.
• Provide evidence-based treatment, including behavioral, cognitive, and motivational approaches.
• Provide primary care providers and staff regular and concise feedback on the status of referred patients, to include recommendations for team-based care.
• Implement psychoeducational classes to target high frequency diagnoses found in the primary care clinic.
• Document information in the electronic health record during patient encounters.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree